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Trump says Iran should not enrich uranium, otherwise Tehran to face consequences

Earlier, Axios reported that US proposals to Iran on ways to resolve differences over its nuclear development allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium

WASHINGTON, June 7. /TASS/. The Iranian authorities should not engage in uranium enrichment, otherwise they will face consequences from the US, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard the presidential plane flying from Washington to New Jersey.

Commenting on Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's statement that his country should be able to enrich uranium, the US leader said: "They won't be enriching [uranium]." "If they enrich then we're going to have to do it the other way, and I don't really want to do it the other way. There is not going to be enrichment [of uranium in Iran]," Trump emphasized, not specifying what he was referring to.

Earlier, Axios reported that US proposals to Iran on ways to resolve differences over its nuclear development allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium, contrary to public statements by US officials on the matter.

On May 23, Iranian and US representatives held the fifth round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in Rome. Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, who is mediating between the two sides, reported that "some, but not final, progress" had been made. After the consultations, his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran and Washington are preparing for a new round of talks and hope to achieve positive results in one or two meetings.

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